Deanna H. Choi
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BIO
Deanna H. Choi (she/her) is sound designer for live performance and a composer for film and television. Formerly a published researcher in behavioural neuroscience and a classically trained violinist, Deanna brings a multi-faceted perspective to her work. She has designed over 100 stage productions with commercial, regional, and independent companies across Canada and the US including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Mirvish, Soulpepper, Ballet West (Salt Lake City), and many others. She teaches sound design at the National Theatre School of Canada and has been an artistic associate since 2022. She has won the Pauline McGibbon Award for Theatre Design, 2 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a SOCAN Foundation Award, and was nominated for the Louis Applebaum Composer’s Award, a Canadian Screen Award, and four Merritt Awards. She is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada, Screen Composers’ Guild of Canada, SOCAN, Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the Canadian Federation of Musicians. Along with Maddie Bautista, she co-created and performed LOVE YOU WRONG TIME (a 'yellow fever' cabaret) to critical acclaim in Toronto and on tour in 2024.
Deanna is mildly obsessed with her cats. splitbrainsound.com
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Additional Credits
2024
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Mirvish Productions/Neptune Theatre); GUILT: A LOVE STORY (Tarragon Theatre, Centaur Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre)
2023
A WRINKLE IN TIME (Stratford Festival); THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Citadel Theatre); APPROPRIATE (Coal Mine Theatre); PERCEPTUAL ARCHAEOLOGY, OR HOW TO TRAVEL BLIND (Crow's Theatre/Fire & Rescue); CINDERELLA (Neptune Theatre); LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Capitol Theatre Port Hope); THE DARKEST DARK (Young People's Theatre); THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE (Company Theatre/Mirvish Productions)
2022
THE MUSIC MAN (Thousand Islands Playhouse); THREE WOMEN OF SWATOW, LIGHT (Tarragon); BAD PARENT (Soulpepper/vACT/Prairie Theatre Exchange)
2021
VOICE (Prairie Theatre Exchange), carried away on a crest of a wave (University of Waterloo)
2020
CONTROLLED DAMAGE (Neptune/bcurrent); THE EVENTS (Necessary Angel)
2019
A HORSE AND HIS BOY (Shaw Festival); CHICHO (Theatre Passe Muraille/Pencil Kit); THE PENELOPIAD (Grand Theatre); AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (Soulpepper); TOWARDS YOUTH (Crow's Theatre/Project Humanity), GRACE (Nightwood); LILIES OR THE REVIVAL OF A ROMANTIC DRAMA (Buddies in Bad Times/lemon tree /why not); JUMBO (Blyth Festival); BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY (Coal Mine Theatre);
2018
PARADISE LOST (Stratford Festival), THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Theatre New Brunswick), THE WOLVES (Crow’s Theatre/Howland Company); MIDSUMMER: A PLAY WITH SONGS (Thousand Islands Playhouse); PEARLE HARBOUR’S CHAUTAUQUA (Theatre Passe Muraille/Pearle Harbour Presents); HONOUR BEAT (Theatre Calgary); CINDERELLA (Neptune); 1837: THE FARMER'S REVOLT (Blyth Festival)
2017
ALIEN CREATURE (Theatre Passe Muraille); LO OR DEAR MR. WELLS (Nightwood); THE BOAT, FORTUNE OF WOLVES, LAURIER (Theatre New Brunswick); IPPERWASH (Native Earth Performing Arts); IPPERWASH (Blyth Festival)
Videos
Video: See Highlights From THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE By Andrew Bovell
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-02-03 18:51:31
BWW Review: SLAUGHTER BROTHERS DIME CIRCUS - A Radio Fantasy at Baby Monster Productions
by Jeanmarie Simpson - 2021-01-18 16:24:25
News
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2026
The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2026
Tim Crouch's TOTO KERBLAMMO! returns to London's Unicorn Theatre with a new cast before embarking on a national tour to Keswick, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Bath.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2025
The Stratford Festival is presenting the world première of Ransacking Troy, a powerful and provocative new work by award-winning playwright Erin Shields. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2025
Unicorn Theatre has released brand-new production photos for Beegu, a new adaptation of Alexis Deacon’s beloved children’s book. Check out the new images from the show.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025
As the national theatre for young audiences, the Unicorn Theatre has announced the cast and creatives for Beegu, a new adaptation of Alexis Deacon’s beloved children’s book. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2025
Young People’s Theatre will relaunch its award-winning adaptation of Commander Chris Hadfield’s internationally bestselling children’s book, The Darkest Dark.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2024
The world premiere of GUILT (A Love Story, a one-woman show, written by Emmy nominee Diane Flacks, runs in the Mainspace at Tarragon this winter. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by BWW Awards - Dec 26, 2023
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 18, 2023
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 5, 2023
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Nov 27, 2023
Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Nov 20, 2023
The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Ilana Lucas - Oct 22, 2023
If you call to book a ticket to Coal Mine’s brilliant production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ APPROPRIATE, you might stumble over the pronunciation. Is it appropriate, the proper actions to take in a particular circumstance? Or is it appropriate, to steal? The answer, shown through a complicated family saga with rotten roots, is that it’s both.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 30, 2023
In September, COAL MINE THEATRE begins their 9th thrilling season with the Canadian Premiere of the 2015 Obie Award-winner for Best New American Play, Brendan Jacob's Jenkins' APPROPRIATE. Directed by COAL MINE co-founder Ted Dykstra, APPROPRIATE runs September 24 – October 15.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2023
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is getting a major revival in Canada in the new theatre season.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2023
The Capitol Theatre's summer stage series continues with the award-winning sci-fi smash hit musical Little Shop of Horrors. The show features an all-star cast of actors and musicians, directed by the Capitol's Artistic Director Rob Kempson.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2023
Tonight, the 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards ceremony and award presentation hosted by Craig Lauzon occurred at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Koerner Hall.
by Team BWW - May 30, 2023
At a press conference held at Meridian Hall, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 228 nominations for the 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto for the 2022-2023 season. Also announced at the press conference was the recipient of the Province of Ontario’s Pauline McGibbon Award.
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023
A world première adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel A Wrinkle in Time starts preview performances tomorrow at the Avon Theatre. This new adaptation is directed and adapted by Thomas Morgan Jones, who is also artistic director of Prairie Theatre Exchange.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2023
Nightwood Theatre will present Bad Muse Collective's production of Love You Wrong Time at select pop-up locations from April 5 - 23, 2023.
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